The ARPANET Shuts Down - 1990
"Connecting all the world’s computers was my goal. It has happened." The ARPANET became slow and outdated; in 1990 it formally shut down. Because it was a small part of the now larger network, the shutdown went unnoticed. The network outgrew the ARPANET.
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"The ARPANET eventually came to become the Internet as we added more and more networks to that basic network. It launched decades of important development, research, industrial expertise, et cetera."
- Leonard Kleinrock, 3/13/13
The ARPANET completed its task. It spurred an international interest in computer networking.